The past two years have been a runway to several firsts for Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina.

From her first win over former world No. 1 Serena Williams at the Rio Olympics last year, to being the first Ukrainian to break into the WTA top 10 this year, Svitolina has stamped her mark in women's tennis.

In February, Svitolina won her first Premier 5 title in Dubai, and went on to become the first WTA player to win three Premier 5 titles in a season.

The Premier 5 is the third-highest tier of tournaments on the WTA tour, after the Grand Slams and Premier Mandatory events.

She will become the first Ukrainian player to compete in the singles event at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, which will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from Sunday to Oct 29.

In a round-table interview yesterday, the world No. 4 said: "I've worked really hard since I was young.